The power of sharing
The power of sharing is that it is easy, very cheap and fun – and it helps everyone. The following has been adapted from …
Well-being
Bigger is not better
Farmers Markets are evidence that bigger is not better – whereas smaller and simpler are. Farmers markets directly connect producers of food with consumers. …
Book review: The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level written by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett argues that almost every social problem common in developed societies – reduced life expectancy, …
No more automatic growth
The profit motive has led to more and more services being automated. The increase in self-service – at banks, airports, petrol stations and supermarkets …
What is progress?
An article in Business Day calls into question what progress really is. The article highlights what progress isn’t: the strain of both parents having …
Consumption does not guarantee happiness
The percentage of people in Northern countries calling themselves happy peaked in the 1950s – even though consumption has more than doubled since then. …
Crossing-over and doubling-back
Centralised processing and logistics lead to goods moving around the country in absurd ways. Living in the Wairarapa means I have to drive over …
Size matters
Larger houses with fewer people means more energy use per person. Larger houses use more energy The amount of energy required to heat a …